Beauport, Quebec (1881 census)
Beauport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,429. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.904°N, 71.215°W.
Population
In 1881, Beauport had a population of 4,429: 2,206 male and 2,223 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,053 |
| 1881 | 4,429 |
| 1891 | 4,644 |
| 1901 | 6,800 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Beauport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,429 total population, 2,223 females, 2,206 males, 1,558 married persons, 890 families, 780 married males, 778 married females, 177 widowed persons, 118 widowed females, 59 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,694 single persons under 18, 1,367 single males under 18, 1,327 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 760 inhabited houses, 760 occupied houses, 65 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 40,536 bushels of oats, 35,347 bushels of potatoes, 27,355 bushels of other root crops, 4,948 bushels of spring wheat, 4,521 bushels of turnips, 2,784 tons of hay, 2,231 bushels of peas and beans, 1,468 acres of hay crops, 1,252 bushels of barley, 1,023 bushels of buckwheat, 432 bushels of corn, 252 acres of wheat, 205 acres of potatoes, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,718 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Beauport, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beauport-qc080001-1881/.